Angela’s Comments (group member since Jul 15, 2020)

Angela’s comments from the Aussie Readers group.

Brenda wrote: "Welcome to the challenge everyone :) Let me know if I've missed anyone.."

Hi Brenda. Missed me again :( #12

Brenda wrote: Sorry I missed you Angela - we were both working at it at the same time! You're linked now :)

Haha - all good! Thanks Brenda! 💖

December's Featured Author - Arthur W. Upfield
Duration: 1/12/25 - 31/12/25
Level: Easy
0/4 AA: 0/1

TASKS

#1. Arthur W. Upfield (1 September 1890 – 13 February 1964) was an Australian writer, best known for his works of detective fiction featuring Detective Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte ('Bony') of the Queensland Police Force, a half-caste Aborigine.
**Read a book by a deceased author (tell us when) OR
**Read a detective fiction book
Dead Ground by M.W. Craven Detective Sergeant Washington Poe

#2. Born in England, Upfield moved to Australia in 1910 and fought with the Australian military during the First World War.
**Read a book set in England OR
**Read an historical, set during war times.
The Botanist by M.W. Craven

#3. Following his war service, he travelled extensively throughout Australia, obtaining a knowledge of Australian Aboriginal culture that would later be used greatly in his written works.
**Read a book set in Australia OR
**Read a book where the first letter of each title word fits into ABORIGINAL (Min 2 words)
Elsa Goody, Bushranger by Darry Fraser AA Robe, S.A.

#4. Upfield was also a member of the Australian Geological Society and was involved in numerous scientific expeditions. Upfield's works remained popular after his death, and in the 1970s were the basis for an Australian television series entitled "Boney"
**Read a book which has been made into a tv show or a movie OR
**Read a book where the author's initials fit into AUSTRALIAN GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Pets and the City: True Tales of a Manhattan House Call Veterinarian by Amy Attas

Brenda wrote: "Great to have some of you returning! You're all linked - welcome to the Summer challenge :)"

Hi Brenda, would you mind linking my entry #28? Thank You!

Sign me up! I'll start with Easy and see how I go.

Summer Challenge - Mini Bingo
Duration: 1/12/25 - 28/2/26
Level: Easy
0/10 AA: 0/2

#1 Across
a) On Bestseller list - The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
b) Dog on cover - Pets and the City: True Tales of a Manhattan House Call Veterinarian by Amy Attas
c) Male MC - Hitched by Jack Adams AA
d) Aussie author - Elsa Goody, Bushranger by Darry Fraser AA
e) Suspense/Crime - Dead Ground by M.W. Craven



#5 Down
a) Suspense/Crime - The Botanist by M.W. Craven
b) On TBR 2+ years - Ceremony in Death by J.D. Robb TBR Pos #1 added 14.5.2015
c) Favourite Genre - cosy mystery Murder at the Opera House by Dawn Brookes
d) Love that Cover - The Stuff of History: A Curated Compendium of Curious Objects and Forgotten People by Steven Moore
e) Paranormal - Witchy Whiskers by Danielle Garrett

Phrynne wrote: "Great work Angela"

Thank you Phrynne 😊

November challenge complete.

November's Featured Author is Lee Child
Duration: 1/11/25 - 30/11/25
Level: Easy
Books: 4/4 AA: 2

TASKS

✅#1. Lee Child is a British thriller writer who was born in 1954. His real name is James Dover Grant
**Read a book which has been written under a pen name OR
**Read a thriller
High Wire by Candice Fox AA read 12.11.25 4🌟

✅#2. Lee is best known for his Jack Reacher series , the first of which was Killing Floor published in 1997
**Read a book where the first letter of each title word fits into KILLING FLOOR (minimum 2 word title) OR
**Read a book from a series.
A Shipwreck in Fiji by Nilima Rao AA (Akal Singh #2) read 08.11.25 4🌟

✅#3. Lee Child was appointed Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours for services to Literature.
**Read a book set in England
**Read a book by an author who has won an award
The Curator by M.W. Craven read 02.11.25 5🌟

✅#4. Lee worked for 18 years for Granada television in England. When his job was phased out he decided to try writing fiction. As his Jack Reacher novels gained popularity he moved to the USA.
**Read a book which has been made into a tv show or a movie OR
**Read a book set in the USA
Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb read 07.11.25 4🌟

Finished! Thanks again Brenda and Phrynne for organising our challenges - you both do an outstanding job!!

Annual 2025 Challenge A-Z Titles
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
26/26 Min 6 AA

✅ A) A Lesson in Propriety by Jen Turano 17.7.25 - 4⭐
✅ B) The Book of Lost Children by Jenny O'Brien 07.5.25 - 5⭐
✅ C) The Christmas Cookie Wars by Eliza Evans 15.5.25 - 3⭐
✅ D) Dark Past by Catherine Lee AA 16.6.25 - 4⭐
✅ E) Everyone Is Lying by D.E. White 12.4.25 - 3⭐
✅ F) Follow Me to Africa by Penny Haw 12.1.25 - 5⭐
✅ G) Game On: Tempting Twenty-Eight by Janet Evanovich 6.9.25 - 4⭐
✅ H) A High Whisk Situation by H.Y. Hanna AA 2.1.25 - 3⭐
✅ I) Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb 13.4.25 - 4⭐
✅ J) The Jam Maker by Mary-Lou Stephens AA 31.3.25 - 5⭐
✅ K) Kills Well with Others by Deanna Raybourn 27.9.25 - 4⭐
✅ L) Live Bait by P.J. Tracy 4.2.25 - 4⭐
✅ M) Mind Your Manors by CeeCee James 22.4.25 - 3.5⭐
✅ N) Now or Never by Janet Evanovich 19.10.25 - 4⭐
✅ O) The One Man by Andrew Gross 4.9.25 - 5⭐
✅ P) Paradise by Patricia Wolf AA 4.5.25 - 4⭐
✅ Q) The Queen Who Came in from the Cold by S.J. Bennett 9.8.25 - 4⭐
✅ R) The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan AA
✅ S) Scarecrow Returns by Matthew Reilly AA 2.1.25 - 4⭐
✅ T) The Talented Mrs Greenway by Tea Cooper AA 8.7.25 - 3.5⭐
✅ U) Untrue till Death by Graham Brack 23.9.25 - 4⭐
✅ V) A Vintage Vacation by Maddie Please 15.9.25 - 3.5⭐
✅ W) The Whitechapel Widow by Emily Organ 6.4.25 - 4⭐
✅ X) The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman 25.8.25 - 4⭐
✅ Y) The Yellow Bird Sings by Jennifer Rosner 31.10.25 - 4⭐
✅ Z) The Good Husband of Zebra Drive by Alexander McCall Smith 26.7.25 - 3⭐

November's Featured Author is Lee Child
Duration: 1/11/25 - 30/11/25
Level: Easy
Books: 4/4 AA: 2

TASKS

✅#1. Lee Child is a British thriller writer who was born in 1954. His real name is James Dover Grant
**Read a book which has been written under a pen name OR
**Read a thriller
High Wire by Candice Fox AA read 12.11.25 4🌟

✅#2. Lee is best known for his Jack Reacher series , the first of which was Killing Floor published in 1997
**Read a book where the first letter of each title word fits into KILLING FLOOR (minimum 2 word title) OR
**Read a book from a series.
A Shipwreck in Fiji by Nilima Rao AA (Akal Singh #2) read 08.11.25 4🌟

✅#3. Lee Child was appointed Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours for services to Literature.
**Read a book set in England
**Read a book by an author who has won an award
The Curator by M.W. Craven read 02.11.25 5🌟

✅#4. Lee worked for 18 years for Granada television in England. When his job was phased out he decided to try writing fiction. As his Jack Reacher novels gained popularity he moved to the USA.
**Read a book which has been made into a tv show or a movie OR
**Read a book set in the USA
Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb read 07.11.25 4🌟


BONUS
**Read a book by Lee Child

Brenda wrote: "Well done Angela!!"

Thanks Brenda! My thanks to you and Phrynne for another great challenge. 💖

Challenge Complete!

Annual A-Z Road Trip
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
26/26 Min 6AAs

I am going on a road trip, and I'm spying with my little eye...
Each item should be either on the cover(C) or in the title(T)

✅ A) Ace(C) Five Card Murder by Bruce Hammack read 2.2.25 - 4⭐
✅ B) Bicycle(C) Stalker by Jack Adams AA read 9.4.25 - 3⭐
✅ C) Cat(C) A High Whisk Situation by H.Y. Hanna AA read 2.1.25 - 3⭐
✅ D) Date Palm(C) The Wild Date Palm by Diane Armstrong AA 6.8.25 - 4⭐
✅ E) Earring (C) A Lesson in Propriety by Jen Turano read 17.7.25 - 4⭐
✅ F) Flamingo(C) Mind Your Manors by CeeCee James read 22.4.25 - 3.5⭐
✅ G) Gingerbread Man(C) The Christmas Cookie Wars by Eliza Evans 15.5.25 - 3⭐
✅ H) Helicopter(C) Scarecrow Returns by Matthew Reilly AA read 2.1.25 - 4⭐
✅ I) Ice Cream(C) Death of an Ice Cream Scooper by Lee Hollis read 9.10.25 - 3⭐
✅ J) Jam(T) The Jam Maker by Mary-Lou Stephens AA read 31.3.25 - 5⭐
✅ K) Kite (C) The Secret Life of Beatrice Alright by Brooke Harris 30.1.25 - 5⭐
✅ L) Lemons (C) A Vintage Vacation by Maddie Please 15.9.25 - 3.5⭐
✅ M) Mistletoe(T) Mistletoe, Malice And Murder by Bruce Hammack 25.5.25 - 4⭐
✅ N) Necklace (C) Murder on a Bus Tour by Dawn Brookes 28.7.25 - 5⭐
✅ O) Ocean(C) Sun, Sand and Slaughter by Emerald Finn AA 14.10.25 - 3.5⭐
✅ P) Pram(C) The Secrets She Keeps by Michael Robotham AA 5.5.25 - 4⭐
✅ Q) Queen (T) The Queen Who Came in from the Cold by S.J. Bennett 9.8.25 - 4⭐
✅ R) Rolling Pin(C) Scone with the Wind by L.E. Gordon 8.9.25 - 3⭐
✅ S) Sunflower(C) The Sunflower House by Adriana Allegri read 16.1.25 - 4⭐
✅ T) Train Tracks(C) Retribution by Sarah Barrie AA read 22.8.25 - 4⭐
✅ U) Umbrella(C) The Old Ducks' Hen Do by Maddie Please 6.9.25 - 4⭐
✅ V) Volcano(C) Murder in the Pacific: Mt Yasur by Matt Francis 9.2.25 - 4⭐
✅ W) Whale(T) A Whale of a Crime by Mona Marple 26.5.25 - 3.5⭐
✅ X) Boxes(C) Boxes in the Basement by Kathi Daley 21.9.25 - 3⭐
✅ Y) Yellow Bus(C) The Worst Class Trip Ever by Dave Barry 6.6.25 - 4⭐
✅ Z) Zebra(C) The Good Husband of Zebra Drive by Alexander McCall Smith 26.7.25 - 3⭐

Have a wonderful birthday, tomorrow, Trish! And a huge Happy Birthday shout-out to all our October birthdays; I wish you all the best birthday!! 🎁🥳🎉🎂🎈

Hearty congratulations Brenda! Such a cutie.

Brenda wrote: "Well done Angela :)"

Thanks Brenda ☺️

Finished 🤗

August Featured Author - Christian White
Duration: 1/8/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Medium
7/7

MEDIUM - Spell Out (minimum 2 AA)

SPELL OUT Using either first letter of title (disregarding "A", "An" or "The" if you choose to) or either the first or last initial of the author. For the difficult letters - Q, X and Z, you may use a book in which the letter appears somewhere in the title or author's first or last name.

CHRISTIAN WHITE (first, last or both)

Author
Bigfoot
Crime
Day jobs
Eclectic
Editor
Horror
Podcasts
Relic
Thriller
True
Video

SPELL OUT (Author)

✅D – The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax : Dorothy Gilman 25.8.25 - 4⭐
✅A – The Wild Date Palm : Diane Armstrong AA 06.8.25 - 4⭐
✅Y – A Murder of Crows by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett 29.8.25 - 3⭐

✅J – The Deep End : Julie Mulhern 09.8.25 - 4⭐
✅O – Snow Creek : Gregg Olsen 27.8.25 - 3⭐
✅B – Retribution : Sarah Barrie AA 22.8.25 - 4⭐
✅S – The Queen Who Came in from the Cold by S.J. Bennett 09.8.25 - 4⭐

Phrynne wrote: "Great work Angela!"

Thank you very much Phrynne ☺️

Brenda wrote: "Great finish Angela :)"

Thanks Brenda! 🤗

Challenge Finished 🤗

Annual Australian Authors Challenge 2025
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
Level: One
12/12

Male Authors
✅1. Scarecrow Returns by Matthew Reilly read 2.1.25 - 4⭐
✅2. Stalker by Jack Adams read 9.4.25 - 3⭐
✅3. The Secrets She Keeps by Michael Robotham read 5.5.25 - 4⭐



Female Authors
✅1. The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan read 30.3.25 - 4⭐
✅2. A High Whisk Situation by H.Y. Hanna read 2.1.25 - 3⭐
✅3. The Talented Mrs Greenway by Tea Cooper read 8.7.25 - 3.5⭐



2025 New Releases
✅1. The Jam Maker by Mary-Lou Stephens 1st February 2025 read 31.3.25 - 5⭐
✅2. The Bluff by Joanna Jenkins 4th March 2025 read 5.6.25 - 3⭐
✅3. Broke Road by Matthew Spencer 8 July 2025 read 14.6.25 - 5⭐



Favourite Genre - Crime
✅1. Retribution by Sarah Barrie read 22.08.25 - 4⭐
✅2. Dark Past by Catherine Lee read 16.06.25 - 4⭐
✅3. Paradise by Patricia Wolf read 04.05.25 - 4⭐

Rowan wrote: "The press have now latched onto the debacle which is The Turing Protocol 🙈"

Did you read at the bottom of the 'qnews' link where it reads:

"– Given there’s supposedly a sequel in the works (!), and that the book has been sold internationally, I imagine the Turing family, and UK historians, will have strong views."

A sequel?? Obviously this is not the end....

Rowan wrote: "Sorry you had that experience, Ange! It sounds awful.

One of the "selling points" for the book said:

"...Nick is going to use every connection he's gained over his time in bookselling to make thi..."

You're right - all those 1-star reviews have gone. There were some beauties in there too! I guess if you have the power to do that all well and good, but nothing can stop "word of mouth" and that might be his downfall.